North Brunswick Township High School’s Israel Colon goes up for a shot as J.P. Stevens High School defender Shlok Garg tries to block it during the Jan. 10 game in North Brunswick. The Raiders won the game comfortably, 63-34. SCOTT FRIEDMAN South Brunswick
S outh Brunswick High School’s boys track team continued its outstanding season by winning the NJSIAA Group IV Relays on Jan. 11. The team won one relay, took second place in three others and broke or tied three team records in the process.
Jose Baxter, Juan Baxter, Alex Kainer and Jon Pitt won the shuttle hurdles relay — surviving a re-run — to win with a team record time of 31:07, bettering their own record set a week ago at the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Relays.
The 4×400-meter relay team of Pitt, Juan Baxter, Max Rowe and Matt Tamasi finished second with a team record time of 3:27.65. Jaleel Alston (6-4) and Christian Larbie (5-10) finished second in the high jump relay, tying the team-best 12-2.
The 4×800-meter team of Tamasi, Aaron Laserna, Matt Zamorski and Nick Neville rounded out the scoring for the Vikings with a second place finish in 8:20.11.
For the girls team of Julia Lekht, Zyjira Thomas, Khadijah McDonald and Aspen McMillan provided the highlight with a 32.98 time, the second fastest in team history, to take third place in the shuttle hurdles.
Girls basketball
South Brunswick’s girls basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season on Jan. 8 against Perth Amboy High School, 55-48.
Danielle Padovano had 19 points in the losing cause and Ashley DeGroff scored 16 points. The Lady Vikings rebounded on Jan. 10 with a 63-47 victory against Piscataway Township High School thanks to a 24-14 fourth-quarter run that enabled South Brunswick, now 8-1, to pull away. Padovano had 20 points to once again lead her team. Erin Carroll added seven points and Ally Berger had six points.
Boys basketball
The Vikings’ boys basketball team picked up a pair of wins to improve their record to 5-3.
Sean Kennan’s late 3-pointer, his fifth of the game, gave South Brunswick a 64-63 win against Piscataway on Jan. 10. Keenan ended up with 18 points, while Chris Bourne had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Corey Lumpkin also reached double figures with 11 points.
Ice hockey
On the ice. South Brunswick’s hockey team lost a 7-2 decision to Old Bridge High School. Tyler Allen and Ketul Patel scored goals for the Vikings (4-2-1), while Tyler Harpster made 26 saves.
Boys bowling
Back on the lanes, South Brunswick’s boys outscored North Brunswick Township High School, 4-0.
The Vikings, now 8-3, had five different bowlers record a 600-plus series, led by Dominic Aghelone’s 657, which included a 243-pin showing in one game. Kristopher Kimberlin rolled a 648 series and Peter Asciolla was right behind with a 644 series. Steven Krier and Alex Sorge also broke the 600-mark. Jeremy Mail’s 568 series paced the struggling Raiders, who saw their record drop to 1-10-1.
Girls bowling
South Brunswick’s girls bowling team remained undefeated thanks to a 3-1 triumph over North Brunswick on Jan. 8.
Amy Caruso rolled a stellar 706 series, with individual games of 278, 223 and 205 pins, respectively, to pace the Lady Vikings. Connie Thanapuasawan had a strong day as well with a 584 series, including a 221 game.
Caruso also won the GMC individual title on Jan. 12.
North Brunswick
With the girls bowling loss to South Brunswick, North Brunswick fell to 10-2 despite strong efforts by Kate Lonczak and Amanda Scharf. Lonczak posted games of 224, 201 and 206 pins, while Scharf rolled a 605 series that included a pair of 200-plus games.
Girls basketball
Meanwhile, North Brunswick’s girls basketball team picked up three straight victories to improve its record to 7-2.
Brittany Vick scored 20 points and Kyra Fox added another 17 in a 60-46 success against Sayreville War Memorial High School on Jan. 8. Two days later, Stephanie Guevara’s 20-point effort helped the Raiders to a 41-19 win against J.P. Stevens High School. Fox contributed nine points. On Jan. 11, Guevara’s 13 points led the way in a 39-25 win against Piscataway, with Vick adding seven more points.
Boys basketball
North Brunswick’s boys also had a perfect week, winning both of their games.
On Jan. 8, North Brunswick battled Sayreville through regulation and emerged with a 66-63 win in overtime. Iverson Fleming poured in 23 points, while Dennis Ford scored 17 and Nick Sidotti added 11 points. Next up was J.P. Stevens and the Raiders prevailed, 63-34. Fleming hit for 20 points, while Sidotti and Ford had 11 points and 10 points, respectively.